aunt karen's pics

holiday pics at the gnandts

shawn's cousin josh, josh's wife ann, and shawn's uncle kurt: the infamous kurt

shawn's mom carmen & grandma eleanor arranging the christmas gifting game
shawn's stepfather adam, his uncle eric, uncle clem waiting for the gifting game to begin
everyone at the gift table listening to the rules of the game

me & shawn on our way to grandma & grandpa gnandt's house for christmas dinner
clem & me at grandma's house
carmen, mark's wife, grandma, & kurt feasting on shrimp on christmas day
grandpa, a real moose head, and karen taking pictures of everybody with her giant digital camera
an ironic twist of fate: the cameras turn on each other - that's grandpa & adam in the background

shawn in front of an advertisement of his favorite record store in hollywood @ burbank airport
a sleeping man underneath a warning sign that no one should be loitering or standing on the red carpeted area
shawn & me on the plane to columbus - we couldnt get seats together, but i was close enough to pester him
immediately after fixing a flat tire in 29 degree weather, mcdonald's never tasted so good on christmas eve
still shivering to the bone @ mcdonald's

we moved!

the place is still a mess and we have to put pictures on the walls but we're almost all unpacked - a real feat considering how busy we've been

holiday pics at the xiongs

nicole & emma in my car
emma & nicole @ scheels

zoe @ scheel's
zoe & bear @ scheels
zoe & moose @ scheels
nicole, moose & emma @ scheels
zoe & me

me & zoe @ mom's house
me & nicole @ mom's house
zoe & me @ cheeseburger & paradise
zoe watching nicole & emma on the ferris wheel @ scheels
zoe & ducks @ scheels

mom & nicole @ mom's house
dad & evvy with him bim @ mom's house
chayee, dad, evvy @ mom's house
shawn & evvy @ mom's house
chayee & nicole @ mom's house

melted stuff in the garage
melted bucket of tools
melted equipment
smoldering garage - the tripod looking thing is where the fryer was placed
dad & evvy @ mom's house

nicole, chayee & khamphy - chayee is doing an impression of nicole and khamphy is just plain weird
jason (in background), chayee, and evvy listening to music downloads on chayee's cell
zoe & nathan bored before thanksgiving dinner @ mom's

the table & fryer stand
zoe taking pics inside the burnt garage

evvy with grandpa
evvy with grandpa
evvy with grandpa
thanksgiving dinner
chayee, maisee, and evvy
evvy at mom's house
evvy ruling the land
evvy with the remote